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pansion needs a bodyguard. Let me b
, the best friend I considered a sister sat comfortably
the supposed proof that she had taken a bul
ot asking for your money or your te
d have sternly refused
or seven whole years, merely adjus
ess, Siena," he
ll proceed exactly as planned. You've always been so understandi
hand, a wave of intense, physical revu
smudge of foundation on
iven me, which had been missing for a lon
a basin of ice water
marry was already sleep
evotion I had sacrificed for t
an encrypted channel, and sent
off. I am ready to meet the man
pte
na
wrong? Who ar
, her eyes darting t
the screen and look
eyes, but she quickly masked it
" she asked, her voice trembling sligh
I thought you said you'd
manicured fingers gently brushing
almost died in that freezi
help, you're just going t
t incident, my blood
t bullet for me and fell into
o protect her
ck then was brave,
ront of me right now seeme
o massive that it burned away any capacity
ate," I said, my voice eerily ca
sigh of relief
vanished instantl
ned in, trying to link her arm through mine affec
y, I promise to return your fiancé t
ay, my expression
you to worry
her permanently, Lorenzo interrupted eager
, Lucia," he beamed, looking
a woman. She understands the rules and
ace radiating a hypocritical joy,
I swear. We can video call, just like w
a violent wave of physical nausea surged
h had caressed her body, now t
ripping my hand back a
uch me,"
le faltering into a lo
re you throwin
n ye
recious seven years o
eing stationed in d
rything for him in this city, buying this multi-millio
done being the understandi
ng up and calmly smoothin
ing to my room. Lock th
hem and walked straig
y eyes fell on the exquisite, half-prep
ly opened bottle of vintage
n the kitchen, just to celebrate my thi
called "best friend" had
I heard Lucia complain softly behin
say we'd rush bac
" Lorenzo coaxed her gently, his voice dripping
me on, didn't you say you wanted sus
n glance towa
ven ask if
oward the hallway, not even b
oing to head out first. Text me what yo
n't a
ster bedroom and clos
dbolt sliding into the loc
of my space, and out
buzzed in
the formidable Mrs. Rossi, wh
soldier, completely unworthy of our Rossi bloodline.
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